The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Caroline Spelman) As in previous years, the selection criteria for land in the Forestry Commission England’s forthcoming assets sales programme were published on 27th January. In light of the Government commitment to increase protection for access and public benefit in our woodlands, the criteria for these sales will be reviewed so that protections are significantly strengthened following the inadequate measures that were applied to sales under the previous administration. Pending this review, no individual woodland site will be put on the market.
This seems very sensible. On the forestry issue, a few deep breaths and some considered thought would be good.
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Not quite sure what this means. Does this refer to those 15% of woodlands that are not subject to the current consultation process and are being, or are to be, sold shortly. I presume it does as the consultation on all the others is still going on. However it might also refer to the prospective sale of those forests within the consultation? Or both ? Anyway as you say Mark a few deep breaths, can't be a bad thing.
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Mark, Our comments crossed. It does seem very sensible and will reduce some concens at least for a while.
I will let the political statements pass me by, these politicians must have very big cheeks in which to put their tongues.
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